No late night train service at N.Y. Penn Station after train derailment, NJ Transit announces

Jennifer Brown/The Star-LedgerA derailment near New York Penn Station this morning made the commute longer for many NJ Transit passengers throughout today, and will temporarily freeze service to and from New York's Penn Station early Wednesday morning.

NEWARK — As work crews labor to clear debris from Hudson River rail tunnel following this morning's derailment, there will be no train service to and from New York Penn Station between roughly 12:45 a.m. to 3 a.m., NJ Transit announced in a press release this evening.

The delays will affect six late night trains, the company announced.

The trains below will not operate from New York Penn Station tonight, instead beginning their trips from Newark Penn Station. Customers traveling from New York should connect to PATH trains and transfer at Newark (trains will be held for PATH connections):

• North Jersey Coast Line train 3205, which normally departs New York at 1:00 a.m.

• Northeast Corridor train 3805, which normally departs New York at 1:22 a.m. Note: Customers who normally connect to train 1101 in Secaucus should take PATH to Hoboken and connect to train 1101 there.

The trains below will end their trips at Newark Penn Station tonight, instead of New York Penn Station. Customers traveling to New York should connect to PATH trains at Newark:

• North Jersey Coast Line train 3292, the 11:32 p.m. Long Branch departure

• Northeast Corridor train 3892, the 11:48 p.m. Trenton departure

• North Jersey Coast Line train 3200, the 12:22 a.m. Long Branch departure

• Northeast Corridor train 3800, the 12:59 a.m. Trenton departure.

NJ Transit rail tickets and passes will continue to be honored on NJ Transit buses, private carrier buses and PATH trains at Newark, Hoboken and New York for the remainder of the day.

As of 8 p.m., service is operating as follows:

• Northeast Corridor and North Jersey Coast Line trains are subject to 30-45 minute delays in both directions.

• Midtown Direct trains will operate to and from Hoboken Terminal for the remainder of the service day. Customers can connect to PATH in Hoboken at no additional charge.